Hi all,
The engine fits!
I could not understand why when I cut part of the inner skin out the bonnet did not drop the corrosponding amount.
So I decided to remove the inner skin from the entire under scoop area. The bonnet now closes. It must have been some other part of the plenum that was touching the inner skin.
The only problem to overcome now is to fit an intake tube onto the throttle body. It looks as though I may need to cut a hole in the bonnet for this. I'll wait until I get an intake tube to test it before making any decisions.
I have taken some photos of the car (finially). I just need to get them developed, scanned and on the site. Sould take about 1 week.
Regards
Cameron